Spradley James P Editor (5 results)

Paperback. Condition: Excellent. No Jacket. Very minimal scuffing on back cover and spine. Text blocks have light yellowing. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 2nd Printing. An Indian chieftain's experiences as the traditional Kwakiutl culture gives way to the demands of an expanding society in British Columbia. James Sewid emerged aas a leader of the progressive Indians in Alert Bay, their first elected chief. 310 pages; the usual library markings: pocket at rear, tape marks, stamps. ; Ex Iibrary; 5 3/4 x 8 3/4 ''.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 310pp.

Hardcover. Condition: NF/VG. Second Printing. Illustrated with black and white photos. Sewid's biography illustrates the difficult transition between a traditional culture and modern western culture. Light wear, jacket torn at rear upper flap fold. 320 pp.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good ++. Later Printing. SUBTITLED : ` The Autobiography of James Sewid, a Kwakiutl Indian '. Spradley is a anthroplogist and had the help of Daisy Neel and Dora Cook in 1968 when he compiled this 310 page manuscript. Read more about : Steveston, Henry Bell's boat, Kingcome people, Village Island, Malilikulla clans, steam donkey, potlach, leadership, gospel, herring, and Nimpkish Reserve. Section of b/w photographs at center. Biblio and INDEX at back. Cond : Paper wrapper is white with blue decoration. Thunderbird graphic on cover. Volume is clean and bright and square. No names nor marks. Lead corners slightly soft. Excellent west coast reference ! QUote (p. 100) : " Well, after the net was tied to the shore I would stand up at the wheel and watch for the fish. Our net would be strung out in a large half circle. I could tell by the way the fish jumped which kind of fish were coming into the net. I always watched for ._._._. . " Size: 8vo. B/W Photographs (illustrator). …